Blue Moon

I received a lovely email from my friend Sally, reminding me that tonight's full moon is a blue moon (the rare second full moon in a month), and I decided to simply share her suggestion with you:

"...if you haven't already, how about experiencing\doing something delightful that you only do once in a blue moon?
Find it and enjoy it.
Or may it just happen to you and you notice it..."

There is a time for actively doing stuff, like picking up plastic on the beach, and a time for simply enjoying what you can. This evening is set to be crisp yet clear (over most of SA, can't speak for the rest of the world) and a good one to get out and watch the moonrise. I'm planning to take a walk along the boardwalk between Muizies and Kalk Bay to catch the moonrise over the bay, so feel free to get in touch if you'd like to join me.

Here's the almanac details for Cape Town:

• Moonrise: 18:23 (@ 106,4°, 99,8%-) (just slightly south of east)
• Moonset: 07:16 (@ 252,0°, 99,78%+)
• Full Moon: 31/07/2015 @ 12:44 365 112 km
• Nautical Dusk: 19:02/ 06:43

On the subject of sea, enjoyment and climate change, here's a link to an interesting article on, well, basically the fact that energy flows where our focus goes:

A Psychologist Explains Why People Don't Give a Shit About Climate Change

"From psychology, we know that the best mix to create engagement and creativity is a [ratio] of one to three in negative to positive stories. My own research has resulted in four main groups of narratives that are and need to be told: a) green growth opportunities, b) better quality of life, i.e. what does a low-carbon society look like? c) the ethical stewardship story, and finally, d) stories on re-wilding and the resilience of nature. The more people start believing we can create a better society with lower emissions, the sooner they can start taking action."